Adolf schiller



l(No Model.)

A. SCHILLER. DEVICE FOR SEALING JARS 0R OTHER VESSELS. No. 553,5425.'v

Patented Jan. 28, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLF SCHILLER, OF GODESBERG, GERMANY.

DEVICE FOR SEALING JARS OR OTHER VESSELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,543, dated January28, 1896.

Application filed November 2,1894. Serial No. 527,749. (No model.)Patented in Germany October 5, 1890, No. 61,175,I in Switzerland April13, 1892, No. 4,893, and in England April 19, 1892, No. 7,389-

To all whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLE SCHILLER, a subject of the German Emperor,residing at Godesberg-on-the-Rhine, Germany, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in and Relating to Devices for Sealing Jars orother Like Vessels, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent inGermany, No. 61, 175, dated October 5, 1890; in Switzerland, No. 4,893,dated April 13, 1892, and in GreatBritain, No. 7,389, dated April 19,1892;) and I do hereby declare the following to be a clear andeXactdescription of the invention.

My invention has relation to devices Afor sealing jars or other likevessels in which there is but little internal pressure-that is to say,vessels in which are stored substances not liable to evolve or generategases-andwhich are simply to be protected against atmosph ericiniiuences-as, for instance, substances liable to lose their aroma, ascoffee, cocoa, tea, and the like, or substances that would deteriorateif exposed for a length of time to atmospheric influences.

The object of my invention is to provide an efficient,simple,convenient, and cheap means of closing and sealing jars or other likevessels for storing substances of the nature of those referred to, aswill now be fully described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sections of a jar anddevices for sealing the same embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is across-section taken 0n or about on line o: fr, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is anelevation of the cap.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4, a indicates a cap of sheet metal having adentated margin-t'. e., a fiange provided with recesses or notches bformed therein in such manner as to form more or less springy or elasticteeth c-the end of which is bent inwardly. The cap a above the toothedflange or rim is contracted so as to form a shoulder h adapted to seaton the mouth of the jar d, whose neck has a circular rib e engaged bythe teeth c on the caprim when said cap is pressed to its seat, wherebythe cap is firmly locked to the jar; This simple device is sufiicientwhere an airtight closure is not desired.

If it is desired to seal the jar air-tightI provide a ring f adapted toiit within the cover or cap and encompass the neck of the jar befirmlyvclamped between the cap and ring,

and thus provide an air-tight closure.

Instead of a disk g a ring or gasket of elastic material may beemployed, especially if the neck of the jar orvesselis of considerablediameter.

As constructed the jar is very easily opened by pushing the capobliquely to the mouth of the jar, thereby releasing the locking-teethon said cap from the locking-rib c. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination With a jar or the like provided with tapering neck andan exterior annular rib near its mouth, and a cap provided with anolfset and a downwardly turned dentated annular flange, the dentatedportion forming more or less elastic teeth adapted to engage saidannular rib, of a ring fitting closely within the cap under its oifset,and a gasket interposed between the ring and cap,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth. In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my invention I have hereto signed my name inpresence of two witnesses.

ADOLF SCHILLER.

W`itnesses SOPHIE NAGEI., MARIA NAGEL.

